The 24-year-old will visit Dr. Thomas Clanton, a foot and ankle specialist at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., on Tuesday to get a second opinion, and a treatment plan.

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Tigers head trainer Kevin Rand did not answer any questions about Iglesias on Monday. “You’ve all been aware of his condition at all times,” Rand said.

While it’s still not any clearer how long it may last, at least there are some answers about how Iglesias has been playing through pain.

Iglesias said he felt the pain all the way back in last year’s spring training with the Boston Red Sox, but knew that he had an opportunity for a job, with starting shortstop Stephen Drew dealing with a concussion at the time.

“Last year I played through the pain all year long,” Iglesias said told reporters, including MLB.com’s Jason Beck. “I just felt it from the very first moment of (last) spring training. I just told myself to play through it, because I never expected something like that. ... I was like, ‘You know what, you’ve got to play through it.’ And I did it.

“But that’s not going to happen this year.”

Iglesias had to get time off to deal with the problem with the Red Sox, and again in early September, after he’d been traded to the Tigers.

Everyone expected an offseason of rest would take care of the problem. It did not.

“It’s bad news for me and for the team as well. But in the end of day, it’s good as well because I know what’s going on. I know it will go away with time,” Iglesias told reporters. “Now my goal is get healthy. Get rid of this. The pain is really bad. I just want to get rid of it and come back 100 percent.”

Matthew B. Mowery covers the Tigers for Digital First Media. Read his “Out of Left Field” blog at opoutofleftfield.blogspot.com.